Mental Health & Mass Shootings
Is There a Link? Here are the Facts and the Myths. While studies have shown links between mental health disorders, substance abuse problems, and other serious concerns, each circumstance is different. All too often, the signs on the path to a mass shooting are...
School Violence Prevention: How to Help Prevent School Shootings
We all know that in order to focus on learning, children must be provided with a safe environment at school. Teachers also need safe environments to devote their time and energy to the facilitation of learning. The Fordham Institute confirms that students who feel...
What Should Teachers Know About Classroom Door Lockdowns?
Active shooting incidents are every parent and educator’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean that they couldn’t happen in any community in the United States. According to the Sandy Hook Promise organization, a leading member of the fight against school...
The Best Way to Barricade a Door That Opens Out
The International Building Code (“IBC”) requires that most doors in public buildings, including school doors, should open out rather than in (as most residential doors would). In homes across the globe, families are easily able to barricade their home front doors...
Why Classroom Doors Need Lockdown Devices
Federal data points to a terrible truth: school shootings have risen to their highest number in twenty years. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the 2020-2021 school year included 93 “incidents with casualties” at both public and private...
What is a Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT)?
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) 101: We all hope that we’re never in an unforeseen emergency situation in which we can’t control bleeding without outside help. That doesn’t mean, however, that we shouldn’t be prepared for the worst. Having a state-of-the-art...
ALICE Training for Schools: A Complete Guide
Now, more than ever, it’s important to make sure our schools are given every advantage and opportunity to defend students in the event of a hostile intruder situation. While Law Enforcement will be on their way as soon as possible in an emergency, the gap between a...
Emergency Kit for Schools: What are They?
There is nothing more important than the safety of our children. Many parents, however, are unfamiliar with the safety and security standards at their child schools – let alone, what sort of tools are available on campus to protect students in the event of an emergency.
Classroom Door Lockdown Shades: What’s the Best Option
Having an emergency preparedness plan in place for schools that includes staff and student drills helps prevent panic. One way to prepare your classroom is with ALICE training. The practice runs enable faculty and administrators to get familiar with first responder...
Practice Lockdown Drill Guide
School lockdown drills are essentially a practice exercise to ensure everyone knows what to do in the event of an emergency. Typically used for the potential of a shooter, lockdowns attempt to shut everything down and hinder an outsider’s ability to harm those in...